If you were to describe Atlanta in one word, what would it be?

Overcrowded
Jessica Handler
Writer

Business
Beth Lilly
Director of Photography

Stressed
Grayson Hurst Daughters
Corporate TV Producer

Busy
Philip Lee
Systems Consultant

Vibrant
Randal Lautzenheiser
Real Estate Sales/Associate Broker

"Thriving" or "writhing," can't decide
Elizabeth Moates
Post Production/Operations Manager

Overdeveloped
Mickey Dubrow
Television Producer

Alive
Lee Morris
Atlanta City Councilmember

If someone told you they were moving to Atlanta, what advice would you give them?

Live in town
Jessica Handler

Live in town
Grayson Hurst Daughters

All the (intown) neighborhoods have wonderfully different flavors that aren't obvious initially. Spend some time in each before you establish your home.
Beth Lilly

Spend the extra money, and buy a house inside the Perimeter.
Philip Lee

Use me as their real estate agent and live as close in as their budget will allow.
Randal Lautzenheiser

Live as close intown as you can and drive mostly in the middle lanes.
Elizabeth Moates

Check out the various neighborhoods to see which ones you find most appealing and compare that with how far you are willing to travel for your job.
Mickey Dubrow

Live as close to your workplace as possible.
Lee Morris

If a tourist had one hour to spend in Atlanta, what one thing would you tell them to see?

Visit an older neighbhorhood like Morningside, Ansley Park, Druid Hills, and enjoy the parks, the walking and some fun stores.
Jessica Handler

Dekalb Farmer's Market
Beth Lilly

Martin Luther King Jr. gravesite
Grayson Hurst Daughters

Druid Hills
Philip Lee

Drive around Midtown and see all the sites--the historic neighborhoods and Piedmont Park blended beautifully with the contemporary commercial.
Randal Lautzenheiser

Sadly, I'd have to say The World of Coca-Cola at Atlanta Underground it's worldly, memorable, Atlanta historical and tasty.
Elizabeth Moates

Hard to pick. I'd say one of these three: Stone Mountain, the Cyclorama or the Oakland Cemetery.
Mickey Dubrow

The beautiful, forested single-family neighborhoods.
Lee Morris

What's the best thing about Atlanta?

Natural beauty
Jessica Handler

The trees
Beth Lilly

The neighborhoods
Grayson Hurst Daughters

A great mix of people, businesses, culture, and it still has trees.
Philip Lee

The people
Randal Lautzenheiser

It's a southern city with options.
Elizabeth Moates

The restuarants (and the strip clubs, or so I have heard).
Mickey Dubrow

The beautiful, forested single-family neighborhoods.
Lee Morris

What's the worst thing about Atlanta?

Smog
Jessica Handler

The unbridled development
Beth Lilly

The traffic
Grayson Hurst Daughters

Traffic and crime
Philip Lee

The traffic
Randal Lautzenheiser

Not now or will ever be a pedestrian/mass transportation friendly place.
Elizabeth Moates

The traffic (and the smog that goes with it).
Mickey Dubrow

The relative inability of pedestrians to move about safely.
Lee Morris

If you had the opportunity to move, would you? And if so, where would you go?

It depends on the opportunity. A smaller southern city--an Atlanta with a smart growth plan.
Jessica Handler

A town with more culture
Beth Lilly

Yes--home to South Carolina beaches
Grayson Hurst Daughters

I'd move if I didn't have to work anymore, or could make the same money living somewhere less expensive. I might consider Birmingham AL, Auburn, AL, or Charleston, SC.
Philip Lee

I have the opportunity and choose not to do so.
Randal Lautzenheiser

Yes, yes I would move. I would move West. Not to the big country, probably closer to the coast. Somewhere in Cali, maybe Seattle.
Elizabeth Moates

Yes, I would move and I would move to a smaller, less congested city that's more concerned about preserving its past.
Mickey Dubrow

Yes, closer to downtown Atlanta than where I am now which is near Lenox Square.
Lee Morris